A side trip to Skagway

We wind our way up to Tok Alaska, then down the Alaska highway across the border into Yukon in Canada over some pretty terrible roads.  No problems at customs, although we have heard some horror stories of folks having 3 hour searches of thier RV. 

We stop at Whitehorse for a few days.  One of the attractions is the "Frantic Follies"  a vaudeville type variety show with 1890's dancing girls, skits, recitaations (with supporting acting) of Robert W Service's "Cremation of Sam McGee"  banjo duets, etc. etc.  A truly wonderful evenings entertainment!

We drive around Whitehorse taking pictures of some of the many murals that decorate public buildings.

 

The road takes us past the Carcross Desert - yes, sand dunes in the far north!

Skagway is a 90 mile side trip down the "Glacier Highway" - over 20 glaciers can be seen along this road, the most prominent being Bear Glacier

The town is very much turn of the century style with false front shops

Another reason for visiting Skagway was to get together with some dear friends that we worked with last winter in Arizona.  They worked for the summer in Skagway.  It was a wonderful , but short reunion.

Here we are in a view looking down the fiord over Skagway